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How to Find Britain's Buried Treasure Hoards
How to find Britain’s Buried Treasure Hoards by David Villanueva


Every detectorist dreams of finding a hoard and this new book by celebrated author David Villanueva will increase your chances of doing so. 
The rich history of the British Isles has led to the burial of thousands of hoards for many different reasons - some as offerings, some as savings or in an emergency, intended to be recovered later. Although of course nobody knows exactly where hoards are buried, understanding why hoards came to be in the ground will help you to search in the right places.  
Covering the Bronze Age to modern times, this fascinating book also gives lots of advice on how to research possible hoard sites, from researching local maps and records to clues to look out for on google earth.

Chapter Headings:
  • Tools & Resources
  • The Bronze Age
  • The Iron Age
  • Roman Britain
  • Saxons & Vikings
  • Medieval Britain
  • Religious Houses
  • Battle Sites
  • Modern Times
  • Treasure Law


152 pages, A4, £22.95
ISBN 9781897738627
 

£ 20.00
How to Identify Henry III Voided Longcross Coins - Max Dobb**NEW TITLE MARCH 2026**

£20.00 • 68pp • A5 softback

The voided longcross coinage of Henry III (1247–1278) occupies a pivotal place in English monetary history. Struck in silver and carefully designed to be cut into halves and quarters for smaller transactions, it represents the last English coinage intentionally created to be subdivided in this way.

This compact guide serves as a practical companion to the definitive Churchill & Thomas study of the series, offering readers a clear and accessible pathway into one of the most fascinating areas of medieval numismatics. Designed for both newcomers and experienced collectors alike, it provides a structured classification system that makes identifying these coins both straightforward and rewarding.

Portable and easy to consult, the book is equally useful in the reading room, at the study desk, or in the field. Detailed drawn illustrations of every subclass, together with carefully organised reference material, allow readers to confidently identify and classify any example from this remarkable and enigmatic coinage.

An indispensable reference for collectors, historians, and numismatists, this guide brings clarity and accessibility to one of medieval England’s most important coin series.

 

ISBN: 9781897738993

£20.00 • 68pp • A5

 

About the Author:
Max Dobb is a keen metal detectorist who is often found grubbing around a muddy field in search of our hidden history. It was during a search that a chance find of a Henry III voided cut halfpenny sparked his enthusiasm for this coin series.


£ 26.95
IDENTIFYING DETECTOR FINDS

A4 HARDBACK - ONLY £26.95

IDENTIFYING DETECTOR FINDS by Brian Read

4.8 out of 5 ⭐️ on Amazon

This fantastic A4 Hardback book is a must have for anyone trying to identify metal detecting finds.

With 
320 pages packed with over 1,700 artefacts, all beautifully hand drawn and fully described including find locations, there has never been an easier way to identify your finds.

Most of the artefacts illustrated in this book have been recorded by the author since 1995, the majority previously unpublished.

Contents include: Mounts • Horse Harness fittings • Religious Objects • Axes, Spears, Knives & Daggers • Tools & Instruments • Vessels and Receptacles • Jewellery and Fasteners • Personal Objects • Weights • Keys & Padlocks • Militaria • Miscellaneous

A4 Hardback, 320 pages



 


£ 17.50
Identifying Metal Artefacts by Brian Read

Formerly published as "Metal Artefacts of Antiquity”, now re-printed as a great aid to identification and dating of metal detecting finds.

This is a well-researched and illustrated title from Brian Read and contains hundreds of archaeological quality line drawing, allowing the reader to identify their finds with ease. The book covers such items as: Mounts - Pendant Suspension Mounts and Pendants - Strap Distributors - Terrets - Spurs and Spur Fittings - Horses' Bit - Keys and Locks - Seal-Boxes - Seal Matrices - Daggers and Knives and their Fittings - Sword Fittings - Spear - Tools - Spoons - Brooches - Weights and Weighing Apparatus - Candleholders - Lamp Suspenders and Lanterns - Purse Bars and Pendent Frames -Lead Tokens.
A4, 144 pages, over 950 archaeological quality illustrations. Foreword by Geoff Egan.